How to Mix Drinks

No library is complete without Jerry Thomas’s 1862 classic, reissued this year as part of the American Antiquarian Cookbook Collection. ($27; andrewsmcmeel.com)

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DrinkMaster Chrome Classic

"Anyone serious about making tiki cocktails at home should get this mixer. You build your drink in the metal tin, add crushed ice, then buzz: The cocktail comes out the perfect temperature, dilution, and frothiness. It also integrates heavier ingredients like coconut cream more thoroughly than standard shaking.” —Paul McGee, Partner, Three Dots and a Dash, Chicago ($49; hamiltonbeach.com)

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Dasher Cork Top

The mark of a serious home bar-keep? He uses bitters so often, he plugs gold-plated dashers into the bottles. ($27 for three; cocktailkingdom.com)

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Horsford’s Acid Phosphate

No lemon or lime? A drop of this diluted phosphoric solution lends tongue-tickling tartness to any concoction. ($19.50; thebostonshaker.com)

Animale Ram Decanter

Old Crow nearly passes for Macallan when poured from a Boardwalk Empire–meets-Portlandia-style pewter bottle. ($225; arteitalica.com)

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The Schmallet

Pair this wooden ice crusher with a heavy-duty Lewis bag, and you’re halfway to a Julep. ($15; cocktailkingdom.com)

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Vermouth Dispenser

A sterling canister for the Hemingway acolyte: The writer reportedly liked his Martinis with a 15:1 gin-to-vermouth ratio. ($475; tiffany.com)

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Stainless-Steel Ice Cube Tray

Cocktail snobs know the importance of ice. Use this ’50s-inspired model to turn out evenly formed cubes. ($30; thetickletrunk.com)

"More great expressions of pisco are making their way into the States, with a huge array of flavor profiles, from rustic and edgy, to delicate and floral," says Charles Joly, bartender at The Aviary in Chicago. "La Diablada is cool stuff.” Make 2014 the year of the Pisco Sour (click for recipe) with this blend of first-pressed Peruvian grapes. ($39; astorwines.com)

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Dakota Coasters

The hand-tooled onyx leather screams “Dimple Pinch, bartender—and make it a double.” ($150 for four; ralphlaurenhome.com)